The prognostic significance of bacterial DNA in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and suspected infection.

Karen SchmidtPhilipp A ReukenSven StengelLudmila GerberBeate AppenrodtJohannes H SchadeFrank LammertStefan ZeuzemAndreas Stallmach

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2016)

BactDNA in sterile body fluids did not indicate increased mortality in cirrhotic patients with suspected infection. Using multiplex PCR for risk stratification cannot be recommended in these patients.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
heart failure
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
peritoneal dialysis
high throughput
pulmonary embolism
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
cell free
patient reported
hepatitis b virus